If I'm able to achieve the same investment metrics (IRR, CoC return, ROI, etc) is it like comparing "apples to apples" or more like "apples to oranges" since it's with different financing? 

Basically, the banks are happy to refi you up the ting yang when rates are low and their is plenty of liquidity.

If you wouldn't have your flip contractor work on your home, then your spreadsheet is useless for renovation anyway and you would just be comparing apples to oranges.

I moved from Orange County 10 years ago because real estate was just too expensive and I wanted a slower lower cost way of life.

The rest of my post talked about learning enough and connecting with enough subs to become the porject manager himself.If you come on to the jobsite anytime you want, you are disrupting progress, and that is the fastest way to anger the contractor thus ensuring trouble down the road.Checking on YOUR jobsite should not slow the progress or anger anyone.

Orange Beach) and they also want to be able to use the property from time to time. 

Hi BPI was recently checking out LA MFs on Loopnet (to get a sense of the market) and I noticed that one was in a LAR3 Zone. I cross-checked the zoning code for R3 and it seemed like MFs in that zone didn't have a sto...

I'm only speaking about Los Angeles real estate here, so outside of LA or Orange County this may not be the case.So it goes in a market where supply is hard to come by and buyers are plenty.

After trying my hand in Arizona with flipping and finding no success (aka analysis paralysis) I moved to Orange County, CA to start a sober living with a buddy.

I wanted to see if anyone has any ideas of what the cost of adding a ADU should be per SqFt in Orange County.